Inflation to remain close to target

We think that consumer price inflation held steady April as the recent slowdown in food inflation appears to have run its course. With inflation only just below the RBI's 5.0% target for March 2017 and likely to edge up over the coming months, there is little scope for further monetary loosening.

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